About

My name is Josh. I’ve owned and operated HartzVictims.org since November 2002. The site was created shortly after my wife’s and my cat, Riley, fell victims to Hartz Advanced Care Flea and Tick drops. We nearly lost our little friend, but thanks to our vigilant vet, he luckily survived. I found very few resources on the web when Riley was affected by Hartz’s poison, so I started this Website to help others find information and to provide victims with a voice so their stories can be heard.

The purpose of this site is to raise awareness and provide a one-stop website where consumers and victims can find information on the lethal Hartz Advanced Care and other over-the-counter flea and tick medications. It is up to us to get these products off the shelves. There are thousands of us who have paid unnecessary vet bills. I urge you to read the stories that have been submitted to HartzVictims.org since 2002. You can submit your own story right here on HartzVictims.org. I will review and post your story as quickly as possible. Please come back to read updates and find new user-submitted stories, comments, helpful links and alternative pet products to keep your four-legged family members healthy and happy!

Please send me any stories, links or transcribed correspondences from Hartz or any other sources. With your permission, I will post them on this site. Please help us in this venture. If you have any questions or would like to advertise on this site, please contact me.

If you want to help us in our efforts, please spread the word about the dangers of Hartz products. Tell everyone you know and tell them to tell everyone they know. Post comments in the ‘pets’ section of your local craigslist.org. Contact all of your local media outlets. Post on social media. Use the #hartzvictims hashtag.

Please be advised that I am not Hartz. I have absolutely no affiliation with the Hartz Mountain Corp. I have never worked for Hartz. I don’t know anyone who has ever worked for Hartz. I do not formulate the products that have poisoned your pet. My cat was a victim, hence this website. Please do not send me emails telling me how my product has hurt your pet and that you’re going to sue me. I am not Hartz.

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Help! My 11 year old bathed our 4 month old pug with just a drop of the hartz flea and tick shampoo today. She’s completely out of it now, very lethargic and not moving much. Is there anything we can do to stop this reaction quickly??!!

Jennifer,
Please help me with knowing where and how to start. This product has caused many heart breaks.(Hartz Ultra Guard Pro) Flea and Tick Drops for Cats. One day hair on his neck the next day bald no hair. There is a full story to tell I am just to drained at this time to do the whole story. But I am more than willing to do so if this would help others.

There isn’t really “information” here, that is, what it is that causes this problem, how to solve it, what the symptoms are, which products are affected, etc. There’s just a bunch of panicked people writing stories.

Hey Dan,
There is a reason you came to this site and took the time to make a response. I agree, I am one of those “panicked people writing stories” type, but a true pet owner knows you will do anything to help your best friend(s) and prevent the same thing from happening again to someone else.
We are all trying to help each other, in any way we can. I completely agree with you that this site has no “”information”” on what causes the problem or symptoms, but I certainly know how to solve it… Ban Hartz Products! Fuck preventable deaths! Fuck Hartz!

That is what this site is about to write stories of what has happen to their pet and what product they use that cause their pet to pass a way.

I believe that people fail to read the ingredient and fail to do there resource and want to blame thing on product and claim if we didn’t
give our pet this that our pet would have not died however if you read the ingredients and study what your pet actually have maybe your pet would still be alive. Giving pet the wrong treatment can harm an animal more than actually helping the poor creature.

I will not say hartz product is good or that it is safe I really do not know however reading some of the story that people have written about it does not sound like hartz is a good product to use.

and No people are not panicking they are telling story of what has happen to their pet and what caused it however this site does not provide information on what causes the symptom or how to cure it.

Please note: If you are giving your pet hartz product that you do your resource on the symptom and read the ingredient before giving it to your pet.

I will not recommend hartz however I will not say to stay away from it however it is best to do your resource before buying product sometime it is the owner fault because we fail to do our resource so however it is some of our fault that we fail to do a better resource.

If you use hartz product read the ingredient and study them like some pet food you have to be careful because if a pet food has PEA it is harmful for animal because it causes blood stool in cats and animal so always read the ingredient before giving your pet and always consult a pet before giving pet med-off-the-counter.

People can not always afford a vet and sometime getting med off the counter may seem like a good idea however it is not always best. People are human we make mistake and we have to live with that mistake nobody is perfect however if there is some kind of poison in hartz product it would be best if someone could figure out what causes death in animal and report it to hartz corp or take it to a higher level so that it will not happen to another pet.

However it is best to take your pet to a vet and there are other option in helping you pet. On Facebook you can do fundraising and there are other fundraiser you can do though yes there a fee however you can set up a fundraiser to raise money in order to help pay for your vet bill.

Please note: People are giving bad reviews on Hartz Ultra guard and note that Hartz has other product so you really not hearing much about the other product just one product. That is normal every product are not always good and are not always best to buy.

A buddy of mine said Ultraguard is bad to use however worm med is OK.

I will agree it would be nice if they added a section on the page on how to cure your animal, what causes what and what symptom to expect however this site was not meant for that it is meant for people who have lost there pet to write story about there pet so you can call it panicking but they are not really panicking it just stories and just cause they write story about it does not make them a panicked people.

Panic people is someone who is always worry about thing or too much concern of.

Panic – a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.

If you are on here to find symptom than you had came to the wrong site because you will not find the information you are looking for however it would be nice that when people are writing there stories that they will give the symptom of what causes there pet and if they used something that has help there pet that people will write that in the story.

This site claim to help people so that it will not happen to there animal but in all honestly this site does not give much information and I will agree it does not give much information this site claim that it want to help you however there is no help it just people telling story and sometime story help but not always or sometime people tell story but leave out some details.

– Before giving a product to an animal please study up and do your resource ask your local vet about thing that you are not sure about and study on it –

YOU sound like a rep from Hartz. There is NO cure here to the problem.. because the “problem” is DEATH!!. even the VETS do NOT know how to cure this problem… EXCEPT to STOP selling HARTZ products!! Symptoms can start very subtly,, varying from species to species, animal to animal. READ the stories, they are the best documentation. the real answer, the real CURE… BAN HARTZ FROM AMERICAN SHELVES.

Dan you stated “There isn’t really “information” here, that is, what it is that causes this problem, how to solve it, what the symptoms are, which products are affected, etc. There’s just a bunch of panicked people writing stories.”

If you read the About Page there is a vast amount of contact information for Hartz itself as well as many other useful numbers etc. Almost every story lists the type of pet (cat or dog or both), the Hartz medication and or treats and the cause is not a mystery hence the web address “hartz victims”.

The signs are unmistakable. My cat couldn’t walk or open her eyes all the way. It was almost as she was drunk. Her heart was racing. The only thing I know what to do is what our vet told us and that was to bring them in to be given an antidote and push IV fluids because it also dehydrates them severely. We are still waiting to find out if our cat will make it. They tested her kidneys and liver and it hasn’t affected them yet so hopefully we caught it in time. If you use these products and notice your pet acting sick or strange take them straight to the vet. It has poisoned them.

help! Hartz contact my vet where they are trying to save my babies life and they are offering to pay for this special blood test but they want it sent directly to their labs in ohio, what should I do should I allow this?

We bought this for our 2 year old male cat. He doesn’t go outside so I thought the cheaper meds would be ok. We put it on him and thought all was fine. All of a sudden he started darting around, making weird sounds, walking weird, it was like his front paws weren’t working. He was just freaking out. I gave him a bath and he is doing better. Still seems scared and a bit fidgety. Won’t leave my sight. I am so scared of losing him. I’ve read so many stories of pets dying. I would of never known this stuff was bad till I looked online AFTER I applied this poison. Why is this crap still on the market? Do sad

All of these accounts of what happened are very sad. I have never bought a Hartz product. My gut feeling has always been that their products contain ingredients made in China or they actually come from there.
The only trusted flea and tick control should come from your vet. Yes, it is costly, however, spares your pet illness and saves you money in vet bills after the fact.

Call your vet if you need advice on flea and tick products to use for our cats/dogs/other (yes other). So many products are safe, this isn’t one of them.

If you DO come here lookin for help, the best advice I can give is BATHE YOUR PET IN DAWN DISH SOAP to remove the oils and burning sensation, then get them to a vet. Dawn strips oils which is the base off these topical products. Your pet may need additional treatment (such as fluids to flush out the toxins and activated charcoal) but HET THE PRODUCT OFF as quickly as you can.

If you need assistance with getting the photos to work, I would be happy to try to help (though I make no promises). I haven’t used Hartz products on my pets since I was first told about your site back in 2003 (when I adopted my first cat, and someone told me about it in the pet aisle when I was looking at OTC flea treatments/preventatives).